(Xinhua) -- Unknown militants Saturday in an attack on a police checkpost killed one policeman and kidnapped another one near Pakistan's northwest town of Mingora, the state-run APP news agency reported. Armed militants, with grenades, attacked the checkpost five km away from Mingora, a central city of Swat district, which has seen increased violence over two months, according to the wire service Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). The attackers also resorted to firing at the post, resulting in the killing of a constable. They also kidnapped a policeman along with wireless system.
Police have cordoned off the area and started search for the culprits. Following a July military operation against the hard-line Lal Masjid in Islamabad, anti-government elements increased their attacks on security personnel in Pakistan's northwest region.
| Maulvi Fazlullah dispatched his myrmidons to attack the gummint yesterday to demonstrate his power and get some of his hard boyz sprung. It looks like TNSM is taking over in Swat. |
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